The 1975 Camaro stuck with the low profile, wide stance, and sloping rear deck, but it did receive a new wraparound rear window to reduce a blind spot that had troubled many drivers.
Newly featured like-wire wheels and brushed aluminum panel between the taillights differentiated the 1976 Camaro from the ’75.
A new standard V8 outputting 140 hp was available, power breaks became standard, and 1976 also saw the introduction of the Landau roof.
Brought back from near extinction, the Corvette returned better than ever in 1956. Now featuring concave sides with two-tone option, outside door handles, roll-up windows, and an optional removable hardtop, the Corvette was also the most civilized to date, and indeed caught the public’s eye.
GM no longer offered the SS option on the Camaro, although the RS and Z/28 options were still available. They included revised front bumperettes, which met the new Federal Safety regulations.
The 1976 DeVille was the last year of its generation and offered new colors and options suggesting what was to come. A new finer crosshatched grille. Cornering lamps got new horizontal chrome trim while taillamps gained a new bold look.
The 1975 DeVille was met with styling changes like dual rectangular headlamp lenses flanked by rectangular cornering lights wrapped around the body. A new cross-hatched grille also appeared.